Francis Scott (British politician)

Francis Scott (31 January 1806, Mertoun, Berwickshire – 9 March 1884, Send Hurst near Guildford) was a British politician.

Scott was the youngest son of Hugh Scott, 6th Lord Polwarth. Educated at Trinity College, Cambridge, he read for the bar at the Middle Temple.^[1] In 1835 he married the daughter of the Rev. Charles Boultbee.^[2] He was MP for Roxburghshire from 1841 to 1847, and for Berwickshire from 1847 to 1859.^[3] Between 1844 and 1851, Scott acted as the Parliamentary Agent for the New South Wales, representing the interests of the New South Wales Legislative Council in the House of Commons.^[2]^[4]^[5]^[6] From 1866 to 1876 he was master of the Surrey Union hounds, and actively promoted the Hunt Servants' Benefit Society.^[7]

References[edit]

^ "Scott, Francis (id-SCT823F)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
^ ^a ^b Dod, Charles. Dod's parliamentary companion. Vol. 15. London: Whittaker & Co. p. 213. hdl:2027/nyp.33433081634291.
^ Boase, F., Modern English biography, 6 vols, 1892-1921
^ "Legislative Council, Thursday, September 19". The Sydney Morning Herald. Vol. XVIII, no. 2294. New South Wales Australia. 20 September 1844. p. 2. Retrieved 22 July 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "Political Gazette, the Honorable Francis Scott, MP". Port Phillip Gazette and Settler's Journal. Vol. IX, no. 1914. Victoria, Australia. 9 June 1849. p. 2. Retrieved 22 July 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
^ Lowe, R. (17 November 1851). "Anti-Transportation". The Sydney Morning Herald. Vol. XXXI, no. 4526. New South Wales Australia. p. 2. Retrieved 22 July 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
^ British sports and sportsmen, 15 vols.

Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs

External links[edit]

Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Francis Scott

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[1] "Scott, Francis (id-SCT823F)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.

[dod-2] Dod, Charles. Dod's parliamentary companion. Vol. 15. London: Whittaker & Co. p. 213. hdl:2027/nyp.33433081634291.

[3] Boase, F., Modern English biography, 6 vols, 1892-1921

[4] "Legislative Council, Thursday, September 19". The Sydney Morning Herald. Vol. XVIII, no. 2294. New South Wales Australia. 20 September 1844. p. 2. Retrieved 22 July 2022 – via National Library of Australia.

[5] "Political Gazette, the Honorable Francis Scott, MP". Port Phillip Gazette and Settler's Journal. Vol. IX, no. 1914. Victoria, Australia. 9 June 1849. p. 2. Retrieved 22 July 2022 – via National Library of Australia.

[6] Lowe, R. (17 November 1851). "Anti-Transportation". The Sydney Morning Herald. Vol. XXXI, no. 4526. New South Wales Australia. p. 2. Retrieved 22 July 2022 – via National Library of Australia.

[7] British sports and sportsmen, 15 vols.

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